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As
part of her spiritual sojourn, she discovered the magnificent treasures
of Annasagar Lake Temple in Ajmeer, and the newly constructed outer
space-like Digambar temple site on her way back from the Pushkar
Fair. A car ride brought her to Ranakpur where filming continued
by sunset and sunrise and then on to Mt. Abu. Vinanti recalled:
"For some unknown reason, there was no sign of any fears, no
negative or petty vibes, as I was inspired daily by divine inner
strength to overcome any obstacles. Doors opened for filming the
most sacred chambers in the temples."
Invited
by N.K. Sethi, she flew to Shravanbelgola in Karnataka State. After
climbing the mountain steps, she was greeted by the 17.38 meter
high monolithic stone statue of the Bhagwan Gomateshwara Bahubali,
considered the world's largest. For three days she filmed colorful
dances relating to the life story of Bahubali by exquisite young
dancers.
Attending
the Women's Conference in Karanataka, Sarkar interviewed Dr. Sunita
Jain, the 2004 Padmashree for Hindi literature and talked with many
Jain women from social workers, teachers to prominent writers.
It
was during the trip from Ahmedabad to Palitana, where she found
herself completely alone on the rugged road at night two hours away
from the sacred site. Determined to join the pilgrimage up the steps
at 5 a.m. she risked hiring a scooter rickshaw and was able to film
the historical grandeur of the ancient Palitana temples displayed
in magnificent splendor during sunrise. Within the next twenty four
hours, she found herself walking in the ancient Jain temples at
Ellora.
The
first film: 'In Search of the saintly Lord Bahubali' will be released
after the grand head anointing ceremony especially during the auspicious
days from 8 - 18 February, 2006, (Festival of Mahamastak Abhishek
is held once every 12 years).
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